"Wake up in the morning and embrace the sun......"

At eight o'clock in the morning, after eating breakfast and resting for a while, Sun Ce left the hotel, did not take a car, drove close to three kilometers, but running is basically a straight line, less than two kilometers away, Sun Ce chose to run to the stadium, which can be regarded as familiarizing himself with the vicinity of the stadium.

Probably because of the excitement of joining the new team, I woke up very early this morning, got up at four o'clock, and went to the gym to practice cardio as usual.

Sun Ce felt that he might be about to break through in terms of endurance, and when he played the Bucks in the last game, he played a full 37 minutes, although he was half tired to death, but at least he held on.

Compared with Jennings, who plays the whole court from time to time, it is definitely much worse, and compared to Curry, who also played 378 minutes and still has the strength to shoot at the last moment, Sun Ce is definitely not comparable.

But compared to before the start of the training camp, it has improved a lot.

On the way to the stadium, Sun Ce met many people.

It's right next to Memphis City Park, the riverbank on the other side, and because of the Grizzlies' home arena, there are a lot of malls nearby, and there are a lot of office workers passing by and seeing a neurotic singing and running......

"Looks like the Chinese player who traded Thabit for him?"

"That's right, it's him!"

"God, what does Wallace think? Can he trade a talented center for a second-round pick? ”

"You don't know, Noah's stats are very close to Kidd's rookie season, except for defense, he is the new era of Kidd!"

"This season has just begun, and I admit that this guy has quality, but Thabit is talented!"

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When Sun Ce was running on the street, he heard the words of some local people who might be basketball fans, some were optimistic about him, some were not optimistic, and the main reason was that they were more skeptical.

But it doesn't seem that there is too much hatred for him, and there are not too many mother fans of Tabit, so Sun Ce doesn't care too much.

The black fans are okay, but the mother fans are really annoying.

It is natural to be questioned, not only Americans, but Sun Ce, a Chinese, also likes big centers!

He trotted all the way to the FedEx Center and ran into the parking lot, from where he had already entered yesterday, but by car, this time by running.

The two fat-headed and big-eared security guards saw a stadium running for the first time, and even Sam Young, the team's second-round rookie this year, went to buy a pickup truck, and this time they actually saw the 11th road driven, and they really did a long time to meet anyone, thanks to their strong business ability, they remembered the faces of everyone on the team, otherwise they really wanted to stop this guy.

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"Someone actually came earlier than Lao Tzu?"

The Grizzlies' staff access is to get to the locker room and then to the training ground.

When Sun Ce entered the locker room, he found that there was already a pair of leather shoes and suits hanging directly on the wardrobe, and the names were blocked, and Sun Ce didn't open them.

Sun Ce's wardrobe in the Grizzlies was not as humble as when he was with the Warriors, and this time the location was not bad, next to Conley and Gasol Jr., except for Randolph in the middle, Guy and a cabinet for shoes, Sun Ce's location here is the best.

Open the wardrobe, there are already jerseys hung inside, and there are three sets of training clothes.

The Grizzlies' new white jersey is not bad, not ugly, but the black and green jerseys are slightly ugly.

After changing into the jersey, I took out the two pairs of sneakers in my backpack and chose a black pair to match the training clothes.

When he came to the training ground, Sun Ce finally knew who had come earlier than him.

Carroll, the small forward the Grizzlies drafted with the No. 27 pick that came back in a trade.

"DeMar Carroll, Ability Evaluation D+, Offensive D, Defensive C, Three-point B-, Mid-range E, Layup B-, Speed A, Bounce C+...... So weak? Sun Ce took a look at the ability evaluation of this future inspirational man, it was really weak!

It's no wonder that it was traded back and forth as an additive for many years, but in the end, it counterattacked in the three-point era and got a 4-year 70 million contract in the future.

Sun Ce was very impressed, his perception of NBA salary was subverted that summer, first the Lakers gave Deng Yingqiao and Mozgov high salaries, and then Carroll, a player who averaged 11 points and 4 boards per game and a shooting rate of only 30 percent, also got an average annual salary of 15 million.

But Carroll is also capable in the future, and although the overall shooting percentage is only 38 percent, he can shoot an average of 39 percent from three-point range per game......

When Sun Ce came in, he saw that Carroll was practicing three points, three points are Carroll's only ability to get his hands at present, and the B-level three-point evaluation is not good, but it is already Carroll's strongest point.

Carol also found out that Sun Ce was coming, stopped training, and looked at Sun Ce.

"Hello, Noah, my name is Demar." Carol took the initiative to come up and shake hands with Sun Ce, and before walking up, he wiped his hands behind his back several times, and the sweat was dried before reaching out.

"I'm Noah, good morning." Sun Ce immediately shook it, he saw this small detail of Carol, and he had a very good impression of Carol.

"You don't have to introduce yourself, of course I know you, you're the best rookie of our class." Carol laughed.

The pigtails and beard are delicate, and he is not in a hurry or impatient, and he doesn't even have too many tone fluctuations in this kind of sycophancy.

Sun Ce chatted with Carol for a while, and found that it was really unseemly, but it was difficult to communicate in depth, and after saying hello, Carroll continued to practice shooting.

can go from the current poor strength to no margin, step by step to become one of the representative 3D small forwards in the future, and get a high salary, Carroll is still working hard.

Sun Ce also began to warm up, ready to practice shooting, and waited for the arrival of his teammates.

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When you come to a new environment, the first person you know is often the easiest to get along.

It's like knowing Curry before, meeting Randolph yesterday, and meeting Carroll when I first arrived at the arena today.

Mainly because there is no one else, so you don't have to worry too much about it when you talk.

The teammates who came after them couldn't make small talk like they did when they were only two people alone.

The new team, the new environment, and each teammate gave Sun Ce a very different impression.

There are old players, there are middle generation players, there are new generation players...... The team structure is much more complex than the Warriors!

There are Randolph's enthusiastic two-to-one youth, there are European hipster men like little Gasol who deliberately wear a big beard and pretend to be cool, there are Guy's relatively arrogant personality who comes with a big gold chain, and Conley's third-year player with an extremely mature mind who rarely talks and just smiles at Sun Ce......

These are all okay, these four people in the starters did not have any bad attitude towards Sun Ce, they wanted to win, and they needed a helper like Sun Ce.

The frontcourt players are also okay, like Carroll communicates with Sun Ce so peacefully, just because the two are not in the same position, Carroll plays small forward or big forward.

two short substitute power forwards like Sam Young and Darrell Arthur; Tre Gilder and Iranian center Haddadi, all four of them are quite friendly to Sun Ce, a newcomer, because Sun Ce is said to be very good at passing.

But there are also unfriendly and jealous of Sun Ce.

Jamal Tinsley and Marcus Williams, two teammates who are also benches in the back line, are very hostile to Sun Ce.

There's Carroll's hard-working type, and there's the kind of guy who comes to the arena at the start of a ten-o'clock tactical meeting.

OJ-Mayo ......

Yesterday, the coaching staff informed Sun Ce of the tactical meeting at 10 o'clock in the morning, Sun Ce arrived at 8:13, Carroll estimated that he would arrive at about 7:30, and Mayo arrived at the training ground at 9:50 and went directly into the conference room in civilian clothes......

Unlike Sun Ce's imagination that coming to a team with complex members may have a lot of dirty, he seems

Sun Ce came to this team, from the bottom of his heart, he was reluctant, and in the eyes of others, his arrival was very high-profile!

This was a "one-on-one" swap for the Eye-Catchers, and although the Grizzlies also got a mid-first-round pick, it was a one-off swap in the eyes of most people, including Grizzlies players.

So although several outside competitors were full of hostility towards Sun Ce, including Mayo, they were not clearly revealed.

The main problem is strength, Sun Ce's rookie season has been so good so far, so good that a team is willing to sell a potential center in exchange for it.

Sitting in the conference room, Sun Ce sat next to Sam Young and Carroll, two rookies in the same class.

Looking at the various teammates in the conference room, Sun Ce felt troublesome, much more complicated than the Warriors team that Nelson Sr. had painstakingly built to give young players a chance to grow.

"You need to get familiar with the new environment......

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Tactical Meeting!

The Grizzlies' recreation meeting, compared to Sun Ce's previous recreation meeting with the Warriors...... He feels better!

The main reason is that the Grizzlies have a neat lineup, although the bench lineup is terrible, but the core lineup is perfect and the tactical intent is clear.

Sun Ce's first feeling was this.

But as a Grizzlies player, Sun Ce felt something he couldn't feel during his time with the Warriors.

Pressure!

The whole team is under pressure!

It's very different from the relaxed "just do it anyway" atmosphere when you were with the Warriors.

The Grizzlies' goal is to make the playoffs, and the Warriors don't have a goal, the Warriors just want to develop young players.

And how difficult it is to make the playoffs in the West, before the start of the season, the prediction for eighth place in the Western Conference playoffs is at least 49 wins!

Just look at the Southwest Division, the Grizzlies have to play 16 games against the Spurs, Mavericks, Rockets, and Hornets, and just playing against these teams occupies one-fifth of the Grizzlies' schedule......

Sun Ce looked at this lineup, the starting 5 were all B-level and above players, and the substitutes were ...... Sun Ce found that he seemed to be the strongest!

"It's going to be too hard to make the playoffs!"